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This is a very rare fantastic condition German MP40 machine gun barrel which is battle damaged the barrel has blown off the rest of the gun which is rare to find from the battlefield. The barrel section is rusty but pretty much complete but is de activated by condition and is welded inside as well. The barrel is very solid it even has some original black paintwork remains and in nice relic condition. A highly recognizable relic, it has been nicely cleaned and is ideal for display or as part of any collection.
The barrel was recovered from German MP40 machine gun barrel section that was recovered from the Bastogne perimeter of 1944 during the battle of Bulge.
The barrel comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards with map and many pictures.
This is a nice and very rare massive centre fuselage section from beneath pilots cockpit the aluminium and steel structure section with lots of its blue undercoat primer paint remains this was only used by Japanese air force. The part still has its steel connector bracket on one side and is a few parts still connected together it has been nicely cleaned and retains a lot of its original colours it has ripped, bent and smashed by the impact of the crash it is 26 inches by 10 inches in size and is perfect for display and a rare one for the collection. The part has been recovered from the crash site of a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter shot down and crashed during the air war over the Island of Guadlcanal from the 1942-1943 battlefield. A very rare part to get hold of from the war in the Pacific.. The part comes with 3xA5 laminated information cards with pictures and diagrams.
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This is a totally rare helmet which is pre mid 1943 made helmet with its clear to see SS decal which is near complete but is pitted and bit damaged from being buried but still a lovely M42 steel helmet. This helmet was recovered in a shallow grave with the remains of a German soldier of the SS Brandenburg Division who was a Panzer schreck anti-tank soldier who had a luger pistol in its holster and many personnel items including his dog tag and was subsequently re buried in one of the local German War cemestry’s. .
The helmet which is not damaged and with only a few small rust holes around one side it is in very nice relic condition a lovely condition display peace. It is a solid piece which is not breaking up or falling apart. The helmet does not have any of its leather liner in place but with some of its original green paintwork remains still in place mostly on the inside it has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The helmet was worn by German soldier of the SS Brandenburg Division it was recovered from the shallow grave in 2007 from woodland between N67 and E421 near Heuvremont south of Eupen in the area attacked by them during the battle of Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945.This is a real one of for any collection to get 100% original guaranteed SS soldiers helmet from one of the most famous battlefields.
The helmet comes with 4xA5 laminated information cards with map marked where the helmet was found also many pictures and diagram of the decal..
This is a very rare helmet which is a late war issue made from mid 1943 onwards with no decals and clear to see camouflage paintwork remains lovely M42 steel helmet. This helmet was recovered along with other SS items including helmets all scattered a shallow grave with the remains of a German soldier of the SS Brandenburg Division who was a Panzer schreck anti-tank soldier who had a luger pistol in its holster and many personnel items including his dog tag and was subsequently re buried in one of the local German War cemestry’s. .
The helmet which is very lightly battle damaged with a few small impact dents also a split and what looks like blast damaged hole that has rusted out in one side other then that it has a few rust holes in the top but it is in very nice relic condition a lovely condition display peace. It is a solid piece which is not breaking up or falling apart. The helmet does not have any of its leather liner in place but the rare bit still with some of its original green and brown paintwork remains and it has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The helmet was worn by German soldier of the SS Brandenburg Division it was recovered with these other SS items in 2007 from woodland between N67 and E421 near Heuvremont south of Eupen in the area attacked by them during the battle of Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945.
The helmet comes with 3xA5 laminated information cards with map marked where the helmet was found also many pictures and diagram..
![Very rare to find cloth covered[Tarnbezig] German M1916 steel helmet [fantastic condition],complete leather liner, near all original green paintwork found on the Somme battlefield 1916-18](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68d1ab7035510c7b1d919216/e7ee951f-b62d-44ab-be00-fd764ec23fbd/IMG_3845.JPG)
This is a cloth covered[Tarnbezig] which the cloth is in nice solid condition not badly damaged and has what looks like maker stamp on the side German soldiers complete M1916 steel helmet lovely fantastic condition. This very rare steel helmet which is a size 66 which is stamped inside with most of original green paintwork remains which is very clear see on the inside the helmet obviously the out side is covered with the cloth. The helmet is not even pitted let alone rust and inside has the remains of chin strap on one side. The helmet has no rust holes or damage at all and the very rare bit is the complete leather liner which is solid still original colour overall lovely condition and is maker stamped as well, it has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. This M16 steel helmet was found on the Somme battlefield 1916-18. The helmet was in a private collection on the Somme and was bought over to England in the early 2000’s where it has been in a private collection again ever since.
The helmet comes with 3xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures including detailed pictures of the cloth cover and map.
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This is a near complete but empty and inert totally rare Japanese late war, emergency production rifle grenade which has been crudely made with basic steel case with a screw in base.
The case is missing its wood or bakelite-style plug with hole for the fuse at one end. And its small plug at the other. The grenade has none of its original black paintwork or original colouring. The steel case is pitted but solid, with no rust-through holes, and has been carefully cleaned. In nice relic condition but has corroded slightly but it is sturdy, not friable, and ideal for display or any militaria collection. The rifle grenade was recovered in the 1980's and has been in a private collection ever since it was originally found in an old Japanese defensive position on the island of Guam from the 1944 battle in the Pacific. It comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures and map.
The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the successful American amphibious campaign to recapture the island of Guam from the Empire of Japan. Guam had been a prewar US territory since 1898 but was captured by the Japanese in December 1941. The 21-day battle was a key pillar of Operation Forager during the wider Pacific campaign of World War II.